This was practically a treasure for cultivating the divine body.
Xinghezi immediately became incredibly greedy.
Compared to Ling Fan's physical body, Liu Ke's body was utterly trash.
He immediately changed his mind; not only did he want to destroy Ling Fan's consciousness, but he also wanted to possess his body.
"Kid, where are you hiding? Come out quickly and accept your death!"
Xinghezi cackled excitedly.
"If you were hiding in Liu Ke's body, you might have caused me some trouble. Now, you've saved me a lot of hassle."
His consciousness condensed, appearing as a miniature version of Ling Fan.
His mental power was now so immense that he was only a hair's breadth away from condensing divine intent, not to mention his countless other techniques.
A mere spiritual body dared to attempt soul possession on him, a former peak expert? How laughable.
"Hmm, your mental power is also this strong..."
Xinghezi was once again shocked.
However, he still didn't take Ling Fan seriously.
Even if Ling Fan had condensed divine intent, his spiritual body was a level higher than divine intent, so he remained unafraid.
"I've changed my mind again. I won't kill you. I'm going to devour you and see just how many secrets you hold!"
Xinghezi suddenly morphed into a colossal maw, engulfing everything as it lunged towards Ling Fan.
A cold glint flashed in Ling Fan's eyes.
A mere ant dares to devour me?!
A terrifying Heavenly Demon Eye imprint appeared behind him.
Countless tiny, black demonic runes flickered, rotating inwards, collapsing, and finally transforming into an unfathomably dark black hole.
Whoosh!
An immense suction force emanated. Xinghezi suddenly let out a cry of disbelief as he was pulled by the black hole, about to be consumed.
"What... what is this... Ah! Damn it! My spiritual body is being torn apart..."
"Who exactly are you? You can't possibly be a teenager. Who in the world are you..."
"Spare me, spare me! I know I was wrong! I'll get out of your body right now..."
Xinghezi contorted into various shapes, but he could not escape the fate of being gradually devoured by the black hole.
He was utterly terrified. He thought he had stumbled upon a great fortune, but who knew it would turn out to be a great calamity!
Behind Ling Fan, the Heavenly Demon Eye imprint returned to its original form.
The black hole vanished.
Along with it, Xinghezi's screams also disappeared.
The dignified spiritual body of a quasi-king had silently vanished from this world.
"Hoo..."
Ling Fan let out a long breath, his mental power feeling as if it would explode.
After all, he was the spiritual body of a quasi-king, comparable to the divine intent of at least ten Grandmasters of the Heavenly Origin Realm.
Although Ling Fan had cultivated the Heavenly Demon Eye, forcibly devouring the spiritual body of a quasi-king still put immense pressure on him.
"I was already close to condensing divine intent. I'll use Xinghezi's spiritual body to perfectly solidify my divine intent in one go!"
Ling Fan opened his eyes.
When he saw the scene inside the palace, a rare cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, Elder Miyun Mountain and Luo Qi, along with the forces of the Ding and Jiang families, and Xiong Kuang and a group of experts from Star Sand City, had forced Liang Hutu and Ji Hong into a precarious situation.
Ji Hong, due to his extreme agility and protection from the Battle Demon Golden Body, was faring slightly better, but he was still heavily injured.
Liang Hutu, on the other hand, was on the verge of exhaustion, covered in terrible wounds, with several places showing bone-deep injuries.
Yet, the two of them steadfastly blocked the path of the surrounding experts, not retreating an inch.
"Stop!"
Ling Fan's voice boomed.
This single sentence was like a basin of ice-cold water, chilling everyone from head to toe.
Everyone stopped their attacks in unison and looked at Ling Fan with uncertain expressions.
They were unsure if this Ling Fan was the real Ling Fan or the terrifying and boundless Xinghezi!
"Are you Ling Fan, or Xinghezi?"
The elder from Miyun Mountain narrowed his eyes and asked warily.
The others held their breath, their hearts pounding in their chests.
Liu Xiran also clenched her small fists, her heart beating wildly with nervousness.
Liang Hutu and Ji Hong also felt a sense of unease.
Although they had absolute confidence in Ling Fan, he was, after all, a quasi-king.
In the face of a quasi-king's spiritual body, even a Martial Grandmaster could have their divine intent forcibly obliterated if they were not careful!
Moreover, Ling Fan was just a teenager.
How strong could his mental power possibly be?
"Xinghezi? He is already dead."
Ling Fan said calmly.
"What!"
"No way... That terrifying old demon is actually dead!"
"Is it true or not!"
Ling Fan's words were like a stone cast into a thousand waves, stirring up a massive storm in the hearts of those experts.
How could it be possible...
That was a quasi-king of the Quasi-Giant Spirit Realm, a supreme expert throughout the entire Flowing Cloud Kingdom. Even without his physical body, his spiritual body's strength could persist for hundreds of years or even longer. How could such a terrifying existence die just like that?
The experts found it difficult to accept this reality for a long time.
But seeing Ling Fan's usual arrogant and indifferent demeanor, they had no choice but to believe him.
This person was definitely Ling Fan...
It couldn't be anyone else!
Could it be that Xinghezi had truly died!
The experts were utterly shocked.
However, they soon breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
Their greatest fear was Xinghezi, as Xinghezi still possessed terrifying power that made him invincible below the Heavenly Origin Realm, and this was his home turf.
With the Grand Formation of the ruins, Xinghezi was practically invincible.
Now that Xinghezi was dead and only Ling Fan remained, he was no longer a threat.
The thoughts of the experts became active again.
Looking at the Blood Spirit Fruit in the hand of Liu Ke, who stood motionless like a living corpse, greedy expressions appeared in everyone's eyes.
That was the essence of power accumulated by a quasi-king for nearly a hundred years!
However, before they could make any moves, Ling Fan casually pointed in front of him. The space ahead suddenly distorted, and countless formation patterns appeared.
Ling Fan snorted, "I don't have time to deal with you clowns now. When I emerge from the ruins, I'll settle the score with you properly!"
As his voice fell, Han Lao from the Governor's Mansion and Chu Tiange, the elder from Miyun Mountain and Luo Qi, Fan Hanlin and the elder from Seven Stars Cave, and the Ding, Nong, and Jiang families, along with a group of experts and geniuses from Star Sand City, including Liu Yubei and Liu Xiwei, their figures suddenly began to blur and distort.
"Damn it! He's going to send us out of the ruins! He wants to monopolize that Blood Spirit Fruit!"
The experts were filled with anxiety, but the teleportation array had already been activated. They could only watch as they were teleported out of the ruins.
Soon.
All of them vanished from the palace.
...
Inside the palace, Ling Fan's figure suddenly stumbled, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, his mental power was throbbing intensely, almost exploding.
If he didn't refine and absorb Xinghezi's spiritual body soon, and if it spiraled out of control, at best his mental power would be severely damaged, and at worst, his mental power would collapse along with it.